Cosmetic applicator



Aug. 26, 1947. B. A. WAGNER COSMETIC APPLICATOR Filed Aug. 15, 1945 INVENTOR. flu/ra A IL/wA/ER,

fiatente ci Aug. 26, 194'? UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application August 13,

My invention relates to cosmetic applicators and more particularly to applicators of the class having in combination a reservoir or container for the cosmetic and aninstrument for applying the cosmetic to the lips, ski-n, parts to be so treated.

It is desirable in such an applicator to have the brush or similar instrument receivable within the body of the device so that it may be kept clean and willnot stain the interior of a handbag or pocket book. It is also desirable to have the brush attached to the body of the device so that it will not be lost, and in such manner that it will not come in contact With a table-top when the applicator is placed thereon in open position. As the user may wish to use cosmetics of various colors for different occasions-,- the reservoir or magazine portion of the applicator is preferably easily removable and replaceable in dupli- (721116,35 is the brush portion of the device.

It is accordingly a principal object of my invention to provide acosmetic applicator in which the brush or similar instrument is supported by a member which may be telescoped within the handle of the applicator.

It is a further obdect, to provide means for reversing the position of the brush in relation to its supporting member and to the handle so that the brush end enters the handle at the beginning of the inward telescoping movement and the other end of the supporting or telescoping member forms a closure: for the handle.

It is still another object of my invention to provide supporting and guiding means for the brush to maintain it. in axial alignment withthe" handle when in extended position so that it will withstand lateral pressure without guidance by the fingers and: will not sag against a table-top when laid thereon.

Another object is to connect the brush andthe telescoping member and the handle to one another in such manner that the reversing and telescoping action may be easily accomplished and yet the. parts not detached and lost;-

A further object of my invention is to i provide a cosmetic applicator having a handle to which magazines of the cosmetic material may be easily attached and may be discarded when-- expendedor when a change of cosmetic is desired;

These and other objects of my invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred form thereof and by reference tothe accompanying drawings illustrating that form, in which:

Figure 1 isa perspective view of: my cosmetic:

nails, or other 1945, Serial No: 610,597

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applicator in closed position as it would b caruse in a pocket book;

Figure 2 isa perspective view with the brush supportingmember withdrawn from the handle intowhich it telescopes but with the brush and brush shank not yet extended to usable position;

Figure 3' is a longitudinal section with parts shown in elevation, on an enlarged scale, showing': the telescoping member withdrawn from the handle, and the brush shank extended;

Figure 41s a View similar to Fig. telescoping member re-entered into the handle, and the handle turned so as to engage and hold the telescoping member and the brush shank ready for use;

Figure 5:- is a transverse section taken on the line- 5= 5 of Fig; 3 illustrating the engagement of: the telescoping member with the handle when its central portion,

th'e'former is withdrawn from the latter;

Figure 6 is another transverse sectiontaken on the; line 6'--8 of Fig. 4, showing the telescoping member. pushed back into the handle, and the handle turned to engage and hold it;

Figure '7 is a transverse section on the line 1-! of? Fig; 3, illustrating the engagement of the cosmetic magazine with the handle;

Figure 8 is aperspe'ctive view of the cosmetic magazine'detached from the handle; and

Figure 9' is a" perspective view of the cosmetic magazine witha cap attached as it would be carried as a replacement.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, my cosmetic applicator will be seen to comprise four principal parts'whi'ch are ahandle ID, a telescopin'g supporting member N, a pivoted instrument holder t2; and a cosmetic magazine It". The handle HP is preferably a cylinder of'uniiormbore in and of exterior diameter expanding rearwardly to make a smooth engagement with the magazine It. member I'l is bifurca'ted', the forks l4 joining at their inner endslin ahead l 5 whichfits slidably in the bore of the handle H];- The forks M are in cylindrical extension" of' the head I5, but flattened on their outer sides, and of course similarly flattened on the perpendicular diameter by the cutting awaywoi the groovebetween' them, so that only on their diagonal diameters do they come'in contact with the bore: of thehandle Iii. However, this-long contact of the forks 14 on their diagonal: diameters; in addition to the length of the head IS maiintainsthe telescoping member in easy slidabl'e" alignment withinthe handle it. The flattening of the sides oi the forks i4 is ex tended partly along the head lt-to form fiats l6 3, with the The telescoping thereon. A pair of keys or lugs I 1 within the bore of the handle I engage the flattened sides of the forks I4 and prevent rotation of the brush support II when the support is partly withdrawn from the handle, and by engagement with the shoulders of the flats I6 prevent complete withdrawal of the brush support from the handle.

Forks I4 are provided with keyways I8, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6, the keyway of one fork being diametrically opposite the keyway of the other fork. When the member II is telescoped to the fullest extent into the handle I9, as shown in Fig. 4, the keyways I8 are in annular register with the keys II, permitting rotation of the member II within the handle, and a twist of either of these members relatively to the other will cause the keys to engage in the keyways and thereby lock the member II in the inwardly telescoped position. The keyways are eccentrically grooved to have increasing radius from the axis of the member II, so that a slight degrees of twist, sufficient to effect the above mentioned lock, will also wedge the keys against the bottom of the keyways and hold the member I I in its locked position by friction. This locking and wedging action is, of course, as possible when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. l as in the more illustrative view of Fig. 4.

At their forward ends, the forks I4 are each expanded into portions I9 of elongated spade shape, the increased thickness of these portions providing support for a pivot pin 20, connecting them, and their rearward shoulders abutting smoothly against the forward end of the handle I0 when the telescoping member II is fully entered therein and limiting such telescopic movement. The instrument holder I2 is pivotally mounted on the pivot pin 20 between the forks I 4, with a portion 22 similar in shape to and lying between the portions I9 of the forks but having a more elongated nose 23, and a removable shank in extension of the keyways I8. The keys I1, as shown in Fig. 6, need not engage the bottom of stantially rigid outward extension, instrument tip from sagging against a or other supporting surface.

It is desirable, for sanitation and cleanliness, always to pivot the instrument holder I2 by table top expanded portions I9 is provided on its interior face with a semi-circular groove 26 in which is guided a pin 2'! carried by the instrument holder I2. The engagement of the pin with either end of the groove limits the The magazine has a forwardly facing shoulder 28 which abuts against the handle I9 in a smooth juncture. Extending forwardly from the shoulder 28 so as to enter the opening at the rear end of the handle I0 is sides 3|, the circle being tangent to the ellipse at the ends of the long axis thereof and the flats being tangent to the ellipse at the ends of the short axis, with the corners of the flattened sides extending outwardly from the ellipse to The opening in the rear end of the handle I0 is provided with keys 32 similar to keys mg the shoulder of the opening. To engage the magazine I3 with the handle IE3, the portions 30 and 29 are thrust within the handle with the flats 3| in alignment with the keys 32, and the axis into wedge contact with the ends of the keys When separated from the handle ID, the magazine I3 may be capped with a cap 93 having the same keyed form as the end of the handle.

To convert the applicator from the closed pobring them parallel to the flattened sides of the forks I4. The member II is then drawn out of the handle I!) until the keys I1 are engaged by the shoulders of the flats I6 on the head I5. The instrument holder I2 is rotated to bring the shank 24 into outward extension and the nose 23 between the forks I4, the rotation being automatically limited to this position by the groove 26 and the pin 27. The member II is then telescoped into the handle I0 again, and rotated therein to its original position, with the keys I! now engaging the keyways 25 as well as the keyways I3, and

as defined in the following I claim: 1. A cosmetic applicator comprising a hollow handle, a bifurcated member telescopically slidhandle for wedging said member at the said limit of its inward movement, an instrument holder pivotally mounted between the forks of said bifurcated member, and an instrument carried by said holder for applying cosmetics, said instrument holder being pivotably movable when said bifurcated member is withdrawn from said handle between a position wherein saidinstrument is outwardly extended from said handle and a position wherein it lies between the forks ofsaid bifurcated member and havinga handle engaging portion thereon whereby it may be enclosed with'said member within said handle and held in enclosed or extended position by the wedgin of said member within said handle.

2. A cosmetic applicator comp-rising'a hollow handle, a bifurcated member telescopically slidable within said handle, an enlargement on said member imposing a limit to the inward movement of said member within said handle, a key in said handle imposing a limit on the withdrawal of said member from said handle and permitting the rotation of said member within said handle only when said member is at the'said limit of its inward movement, means forming a keyway in said bifurcated member engageable with said key by the rotation of said member within said handle for wedging said member at the said limit of its inward movement, an instrument holder pivotally mounted between the forks of said bifurcatedmember, an instrument carried on one end of said holder for applying cosmetics, a nose on the other end of said holder adapted to engage the interior of said handle when moved therein by the inward movement of said bifurcated member, said instrument holder being pivotably movable when said bifurcated member is withdrawn from said handle between a position wherein said instrument is outwardly extended from said handle and a position wherein it lies between the forks of said bifurcated member, whereby it may be enclosed with said member within said handle and held in enclosed or extended position by the wedging of said member within said handle.

3. A support for the brush of a cosmetic applicator comprising a shank, a bifurcated memher, a pivotal support for said shank between the forks of said bifurcated member, a nose in extension of said shank 0n the opposite side of the pivot thereof, a handle into which said bifurcated member is telescopically slidable whereby either said shank or said nose may be.

extended outwardly from said handle and the other contained within said handle, and cooperative keying means formed in said handle and member said keying means engageable by relative rotation of said handle and member to prevent withdrawal of said member.

4. A cosmetic applicator having in combination a handle, a member telescopically slidable within said handle, an instrument holder pivotally mounted on the outer end of said member, and an instrument carried by said holder for applying cosmetics, and locking means formed in said member, handle and holder operable by relative rotation of said member and handle to positively lock said holder with said instrument in an extended position.

5. A cosmetic applicator having in combination a handle, a bifurcated member telescopically slidable within said handle, a brush holder mounted for pivotal motion between the bifurcations of said member, a brush carried by said holder for applying cosmetics, a nose on said 6 holder adapted for selective engagement with said handle to prevent said pivotal motion whereby to hold said brush in extended position, and locking means in said handle and member operable by relative rotation thereof to selectively lock said'holder with said nose so engaged or with said brush within said handle.

6. A cosmetic applicator having in combination a handle, a bifurcated member telescopically slidable within said handle, an instrument holder pivotally mounted between the bifurcations of saidmemb'er, an instrument carried by said holder for applying cosmetics, means forming a part of said instrument holder and slidable within said handle-by the inward telescopic movement of said member when the pivotal position of said holder so permits for then holding said instrument in substantially rigid outward extension from said handle, and looking means formed in said handle and member operable by relative rotation thereof to interlock the same whereby to positively hold said holder with said instrument in said rigid routward extension.

'7. A cosmetic applicator having in combination a handle having a cylindrical bore, a bifurcated telescoping member telescopically slidable within said bore at one end of said handle,.the forks of said member joining at their inner ends in a head fitting slidably within said bore, keys carried by said handle within said bore engageable with said head to prevent complete withdrawal thereof from said bore and engaging said forks when said member is partly withdrawn from said handle to then prevent rotation of said member, keyways in said forks engageable with said keys when said member is'in its inward position to then permit partial rotation thereof and to lock said member in said inward position, said keyway being eccentric to the axis of saidmember and adapted thereby to enter into wedged contact with said keys to hold said member in locked position, pivotal means supported by the outer ends of said forks, an instrument holder pivotally supported by said pivotal means between said forks having a shank on one side of said pivotal means and a nose on the other side thereof, said shank and said nose being adapted to be placed alternatively between said forks or in outward extension therefrom and said nose being adapted when it is between said forks andsaid telescoping member is in locked position to engage said keys to hold said shank in substantially rigid outward extension, an instrument for applying cosmetics carried by said shank, and means limiting the pivotal movement of said instrument holder to an arc of one hundred and eighty degrees member.

8. A cosmetic applicator having in combination a handle having a cylindrical bore, a b ie furcated telescoping member telescopically slidable within said bore at one end of said handle, the forks of said member joining at their inner ends in a head fitting slidably within said bore, keys carried by said handle Within said bore engageable with said head to prevent complete withdrawal thereof from said bore and engaging said forks when said member is partly withdrawn from said handle to then prevent rotation of said member, keyways in said forks engageable with said keys when said member is in its inward position to then permit partial rotation thereof and to lock said member in said inward position, said keyway being eccentric to the axis of said member and adapted thereby to enter into wedged Contact with said keys to hold said member in locked position, pivotal means supported by the outer ends of said' forks, an instrument holder pivotally supported by said pivotal means between said forks having a shank on one side of said pivotal means and a nose on the other side thereof, said shank and said nose being adapted to be placed alternatively between said forks or in outward extension therefrom and said nose being adapted when it is between said forks and said telescoping member is in locked position to engage said keys to hold said shank in substantially rigid outward extension, an instrument for applying cosmetics carried by said shank, and means limiting the pivotal movement of said instrument holder to an arc of one hundred and eighty degrees.

9. A cosmetic applicator having in combination a handle having a cylindrical bore, a bifurcated telescoping member telescopically slidable within said bore at one end of said handle,

keys carried by said handle Within said bore en- 1 gaging the forks of said member when said member is partly withdrawn from said handle to then prevent rotation of said member, keyways in said. forks engageable with said keys when said member is in its inward position to then permit partial rotation thereof and to lock said member in said inward position, said keyways being eccentric to the axis of said member and adapted thereby to enter into wedged contact with said keys to hold said member in locked position, pivotal means supported by the outer ends of said forks, an instrument holder pivotably supported by said pivotal means between said forks having .a shank on one side of said pivotal means and a :nose on the other side thereof, said shank and :said nose being adapted to be placed alternatively between said forks or in outward extension therfrom and said nose being adapted when it is between said forks and said telescoping member is in locked position to engage said keys to hold said shank in substantially rigid outward extension, an instrument for applying cosmetics removably carried by said shank.

10. A cosmetic applicator having in combination a handle having a cylindrical bore, keys with said bore adjacent an end of said handle, a bifurcated member telescopically slidable within said handle and detachably engageable with said keys, the forks of said member joining in a head fitting slidably Within said bore and engageable with said keys to prevent complete Withdrawal of said member from said bore, a brush holder pivotally mounted between the outer ends of said forks, and a brush carried by said holder and placeable by the pivotal movement thereof between said forks or in outward extension therefrom, the engagement of said bifurcated member with said keys positively holding said member in its inward telescoped position and said brush in either of said placeable positions.

BLAKELY A. WAGNER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,240,876 Waterud May 6, 1941 2,370,414 Ostrander Feb. 27, 1945 234,280 Hopfen Nov. 9, 1880 2,143,061 Eastley Jan. 10, 1939 750,182 Furbish -1 Jan. 19, 1904 537,246 Stone Apr. 9, 1895 Certificate of Correction Patent No. 2,426,288. August 26, 1947.

BLAKELY A. WAGNER It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Column 6, line 58, claim 7, after the Word degrees strike out member; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Offioe.

Signed and sealed this 2d day of December, A. D. 1947.

[SEAL] THOMAS F. MURPHY,

Assistant Uommz'ssioner of Patents. 

